Table 4.
Distribution of the new recurrences after treatment for RPA of the parotid gland at the Department of Otolaryngology of the University of Brescia (No. = 11; 33.3%)
| Variable | % | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ≤30 years (3/10) | 30.0 | 1 |
| >30 years (8/23) | 34.8 | ||
| Gender | Female (4/18) | 22.2 | 0.1 |
| Male (7/15) | 46.7 | ||
| Number of previous operations | 1 (7/21) | 33.3 | 1 |
| >1 (4/12) | 33.3 | ||
| Type of previous operations | Enucleation (2/11) | 18.2 | 0.2 |
| Parotidectomy (8/18) | 44.4 | ||
| Lobe of origin | Superficial (5/21) | 23.8 | 0.1 |
| Deep (6/12) | 50.0 | ||
| Intervention performed | Parotidectomy (6/26) | 23.1 | 0.02 |
| Other (5/7) | 71.4 | ||
| Maximum diameter | ≤2 cm (7/16) | 43.8 | 0.3 |
| >2 cm (3/15) | 20.0 | ||
| Facial nerve resection | No (7/23) | 30.4 | 0.7 |
| Yes (4/10) | 40.0 | ||
| Involvement of surgical margins | No (8/23) | 34.8 | 0.5 |
| Yes (2/8) | 25.0 | ||
| Capsular rupture | No (6/23) | 26.1 | 0.2 |
| Yes (4/8) | 50.0 | ||
| Multiple nodules | No (0/7) | 0 | 0.04 |
| Yes (10/24) | 41.7 | ||
| Postoperative radiotherapy | No (9/24) | 37.5 | 0.3 |
| Yes (2/9) | 22.2 |